Germany's
DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER's will have its latest album,
"Licht", released in the U.S. on November 10 via
The End Records. The U.S. version of the LP will come with six bonus tracks (two studio, four live) and "stunning" new album art, including an alternate cover.
Released in Europe on August 29, 2008 via
Nuclear Blast Records,
"Licht" was the group's first and only album to feature guitarist
Lady Cat-Man, who replaced
Pitrone in February 2008.
"Licht" registered the following first-week chart positions:
Germany: #29
Austria: #49
Switzerland: #88
DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER parted ways with
Lady Cat-Man earlier in the year and replaced her with
Ady.
DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER's live CD,
"Adrenalin", will be given away for free with the September 2009 issue of
Metal Hammer magazine (street date: August 19). The full-length album was recorded during the band's fall 2008
Reiterfestspiele tour in Germany and Russia and is comes with a complete booklet, rare pictures, and liner notes.
DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER fans who do not reside in Germany can order the magazine directly at
www.metal-hammer.de.